Adult Swim’s “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” is already a two-time Emmy winner this year, while Peacock’s “The Traitors” and Fox’s “The Masked Singer” are also early honorees as the Television Academy announced this year’s winners in the juried categories of animation, costume and innovation in emerging media programming.
Those juried awards for the 78th Emmys will be presented during the first two ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept. 6. (The first two nights of the Emmys — formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys — will be edited together and shown on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET on FXX.)
There are no nominees in juried categories. Instead, entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer groups (animation, costume design, emerging media programming and motion and title design). There’s a possibility of one, more than one or no entry awarded an Emmy — and this year, for example, no Emmy was awarded in outstanding motion design. According to the org, “deliberations include open discussions of each entrant’s work with a thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.”
The following juried awards will be presented Saturday, Sept. 5:
Outstanding Costumes For Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Programming
“The Masked Singer” • Premiere Part 1 • Fox • Fox Alternative Entertainment
Grainne O’Sullivan, Costume Supervisor; Luke D’Alessandro, Costume Designer; Steven Lee, Costume Designer; Arleen Flores, Assistant Costume Designer; Alice Garland, Assistant Costume Designer; Maro Isakulyan, Head of Workroom
“The Traitors” • The Black Banquet • Peacock • Peacock Original, Studio Lambert
Sam Spector, Wardrobe Designer; Rikki Finlay, Stylist
Outstanding Innovation In Emerging Media Programming
“Crafting Crimes” • Meta Quest • Targo
Targo; Meta Quest; Victor Agulhon, Producer; Chloé Rochereuil, Director
To be presented Sunday, Sept. 6:
Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation
“Eyes of Wakanda” • Into the Lion’s Den • Disney+ • Marvel Animation
Uzoma Dunkwu, Character Design
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” • Kingdom of Sorrow • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
David Krentz, Storyboard by
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal” • Vengeance of Death • Adult Swim • Cartoon Network Studios
Scott Wills, Art Direction
“The Mighty Nein” • Mote of Possibility • Prime Video • Amazon MGM Studios, Titmouse Studios, Critical Role Productions
Howard Chen, Background Design
“Star Wars: Visions” • The Duel: Payback • Disney+ • Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA and Lucasfilm Ltd.
Takashi Okazaki, Character Designer
Outstanding Motion Design
No Emmy awarded
